Wednesday in the Word

Wednesday in the Word


Latest Episodes

06 Who touched me? Mark 5:21-34
July 24, 2020

This question is addressed to the woman whose period didn’t end for 12 years. She was ritually unclean, isolated, sick and living a life that was going from bad to worse with no hope on the horizon. S

05 What is your name? Mark 5:1-20
July 22, 2020

This question is addressed to the legion of demons who are tormenting the man in the graveyard, and it is asked in the presence of the disciples. Why would Jesus care about the name?

04 Why are you so afraid? Mark 4:35-41
July 19, 2020

Perhaps the most difficult question that skeptics ask is the question of suffering. How can God be all-powerful and all-loving and allow His people to live in tragedy and anguish? The disciples ask "

03 Good or evil, life or death? Mark 2:23-3:6
July 18, 2020

Mark 2:23-3:6 contains two stories back-to-back about the sanctity of the Sabbath. In the first story, the Pharisees accuse the disciples of Jesus of breaking the Sabbath. In the second story, Jesus t

02 What’s easiest to say? Mark 2:1-12
July 15, 2020

This passage contains two questions addressed to the Pharisees when the paralyzed man was lowered through his roof. Jesus challenges them, asking whether they serve a Lord who forgives and delights in

01 Gospel of Mark Introduction
July 12, 2020

Have you ever wondered why Jesus would ask a question, especially one he already knows the answer to? Divine questions are meant to be answered on a deeper level.

What does it mean to carry your cross? Luke 14:25-35
July 08, 2020

Jesus said whoever does not bear his own cross cannot be his disciple. This passage can be terrifying because Jesus makes strong claims about hating your family and your own life. If we claim to follo

The Great Banquet Parable, Luke 14:7-24
June 24, 2020

In Luke 14, Jesus gives a series of parables in rapid secession. They are all set at a banquet. These parables aren’t as famous as some of the other parables Jesus tells. They are relatively straig

Matthew 12:43-45 Return of the Unclean Spirit
June 10, 2020

Matthew 12:43-44 contains one of the most difficult sayings of Jesus. This passage can only be solved with good Bible study methodology.

Study break
May 27, 2020

The podcast is on study break before we start a new series. During my study break, I will randomly offer single podcasts that illustrate good Bible study methodology. Or you can listen to any of over